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Oct. 4, 1927.

F. G, DEAGO TICKET SELLER Filed March 28, 1925 3 Sheets -sheet l WITNESSES INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Oct. 4 7 1927 F. G. DIAGQ TI-CKET SELLER F ed aw 28, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 lNV ENTOR ATTORNEYS Oct. 4,1927;

F. G. DIAGO TICKET SELLER Filed March 28, 1925 '3 Sheets--Sheet 3 INVENTOR 175 ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 4, 1927.

rnnnnrco GUILLERMO DIAGO, or HAPLANA, cum.

TICKET SELLER.

Application filed March 28, 1925. Serial No. 19,148.

This invention relates to improvements in ticket dispensing or selling apparatus, and

it consists of the constructions, combina-- tions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of the invention isto provide a ticketselling apparatus intended primarily for motion picture theaters, places of amusement, etc. I

Another object of the invention is to provide a ticket seller by means of which a number of important acts are simultaneously performed, to wit, the roll of tickets is unwound, a ticket is cut oif, a coin drawer flies open in readiness tomake change, the quantity of tickets sold is registered and the total value of tickets sold is also registered.

Another object of the invention is to provide a ticket seller which may generally be described as a box on rockers, the rocking resulting from a certain wrist movement in selling a ticket causing the coin drawer to open in a manner fully disclosed below. Other objects and advantages appear in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the im proved ticket seller. y

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figurel. p

Figure 3 is a plan view of the registering wheels. v Figure 4 is a detail side elevation of the registering Wheels, being shown partly in section.

Figure 5 is a detail section on the line 55 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a side elevation of the machine in Figure 1, the cover being shown in section.

Figure 7 is a plan View of the machine, the cover having been removed; V y

Figure 8 is a detail section on the line 88 0f Figure 4.

In carrying out the invention provision is made of a box or body generally indicated 1, consisting ofthe top 2, sides 3 and bottom 4:. The sides are shaped to give the bottom the form of a rocker,the back part being curved (Figs. 2 and 6) and the front part having a substantially flat portion 5' providing for a resting position of the body when brought forwardlyfby-tlm action of the hand in selling a ticket.

A cover 6 conceals the mechanism of the ticket seller, most of which mechanism is mounted upon the t0pi2.. Brackets 7 support the rod 8 upon Which the-roll of tickets 9 1s mounted The tickets are printed in a continuous strip, according to prevailing custom, and each ticket is cut off from the strip by a knife blade 10 7 time that the sale is made. The ticket strip passes under guides. 11

(Figs. and 7) which merely keep the strip in longitudinal position upon the top 2 while passing from the rear to the front. The in clined front 12 of the top 6 has a slot 13 which permits passage of the ticket strip. It also has a glazed opening 14 through which certain registering wheels are readable and slots 15 in which the arms 16 of a hand plate 17 works. 7

r The cover 6 is properly formed to make room forthe mechanism within. To this end it includes flaps 18 which cover recesses 19 in the sides 3. The cover is suitably secured at 20, and in practice the arrangement may be such as to permit ready removal of the cover. The arms 16 are pivoted at 21in theside recesses. The arm 16 nearest to the, observer in Figure 6 has a pivoted dog 22 by which a stepped motion is imparted to a pair ofconnecting gears 23 and 24 by means of a ratchet 25 concentric=with the gear 23.

The dog 22 idle on the down stroke of the hand plate 17 but upon the return stroke the rachet 25 is turned in the clockwise direction. 1 l p 7 This motion is employed to feed the tickets forward. The shaft 26 of the gear 24: carries "FFIQE.

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a corrugated roller (Figs. 2 and 7) which I maybe rubber faced in "order to secure a better hold upon the ticket strip. The ticket strip is shown sliding upon the top 2 when -moved by the corrugated roller, al though in practice a 1 pair of corrugated rollers may be employed for feeding the strip. The rollershaft 26 is journaled in a portion of the ticket roll bracket r Springs 28 return the arms 16 to thenormal positionagainst a transverse stop-rod 2 9. This rod is bent down at an angle at 30 and is clamped in a holder 31 by means of a'scr'ew 32 on the outside of the body 1. The cover 6 is slotted at 33 both to permit removing the cover and to make room for such adjustments of the stop rodas ma bedesired. a, 5 2

Adjustments of the stop rod 29 obviously alter the throw of the-arms 16. The capae bility of such adjustments ismade necessary by change in the size of tickets which sometimes occurs. Again,-v it may be found that the knife blade 10 is not cutting off the tickets at the proper place. In such event the stop rod 29 is adjusted to properly regulate the throw of the arms 16 and the amount of forward advancement of the ticket strip.

A suitable framework 34 insideof the body 1 provides a support for the coin and bill drawers 35 and 36. Of these the coin drawer 35 is readily sli-dable so that it projects to the open position of-its own accord when the body is tilted forwardly in the act of making a sale. The bill drawer 36 on the other hand, is fitted tightly upon its frame so that it requires a pull to get it out. The drawer is provided with a suitable knob 37 for the latter purpose. In practice suitable locks may be provided for the drawers if desired. 7

A pair of wheels 38 and 39 register the transactions of the machine. These are mounted upon a shaft 40, the first being fixed upon the shaft, the other loose (Fig. 4). Theshaft is supported by bearings 41. The wheel 38 includes a ratchet 42 which is operated by the dog 43 upon the bell-crank 44 (Fig. 6) each time that the hand plate 17 is depressed. The wheel 38 registers from O to 19. The wheel 3.9 registers from 20 to 400-.

'The foregoing registering numerals are suitably inscribed upon bands 45 and 46 which are removable from the plane peripheries of the wheels 38 and 39. Each band is hinged at 47 and suitably clamped together at 48 (Fig. 4). The numeral bands are removable toperm'it the substitution of other bands having numerals of other arrangements'and denominations to compensate for changes'in the price of tickets.

Each depression of the hand plate 17 causes a movement of the primary registering wheel 38' one step in the backward direction by the engagement of one of the arms 16 with the end of the bell crank 44. The twentieth step motion of the primary wheel 38 is transmitted to the secondary wheel 39 by means of a pin 49 which then engages the dog50. The other end 51 of the dog, being in contact with one of a plurality of pins 52 on the side of the wheel 39, moves that wheel forwardly (Fig. 3) one step. The wheels are visible at the glazed window 14 as stated before, and serve simply as an indication'of the number of tickets sold and the corresponding amount of money taken in. r

A standard 53 carries the double dog 50-51. The dog 50 is bifurcated at 54 to pivotally receive the dog 51. The interior of the dog 50 is provided with a shoulder 55 (Fig. 5) against which the heel 56 of the dog 51 is normally pressed by a spring 57. The pressure of the spring holds the dog 50 against a stop 58 which is fixed in position upon the standard. The arrangement of the double dog is advantageous for the particular purpose intended. A backward motion of the pin 49 rocks the double dog in the clockwise direction in its entirety so that the wheel 39 is correspondingly moved forwarc. The spring 57 urges the dog 50 back against the stop 58 when the pin 49 has passed, but the dog 51 is also capable of passing the pin 52 next in order so that it may assume the position in Figure 3, by virtue of the fact that it is capable of motion independently of the dog 50.

In reference to the knife blade 10 it may be noted that any suitable mode of attachment to the arms 16 may be adopted, and in practice the character of the blade will probably be subject to some variation. The knife blade cooperates with an opening 59 in the top 2 in performing its cutting action. The knife must have an edge against which it can shear.

The operation can be readily understood.

It has already been stated that the ticket A seller is adaptable to a somewhat wide variety of amusement places, although its use is not confined to amusement places. box or body 1 is intended to normally rest in the upright position shown in the drawings, both the drawers 35 and 36 being closed. 7

Upon making the sale of a ticket the operator imparts a downward thrust upon the hand plate 17. This produces a number of simultaneousactions: First, the blade 10 cuts 0d a ticket from the strip which was previously projected at the slot 13, second, the body 1 is rocked forwardly until it restson the substantially flat portion 5 causing the loosely carried coin drawer 35 to fly open so that change can be made,'third, the number and value of thesal'e is registered at the window 14 by the primary wheel 38 through the medium of the bell crank 44 which is engaged by one of the arms 16 and fourth, upon release of the hand plate .17 a ticket strip is fed forwardly so that the end projects at the slot 13 by virtue of the action of the dog 22 on the ratchet 25 under the influence of thesprings 28 on the arms 16.

Usually the operator uses his or her left hand to perform the foregoing functions. The right hand is used for handing out the tickets to the purchaser and for making such change out of the drawers 35 and 36' as may be required.

It is doubtless understood by the reader. that the numerals upon the bands 45 and 46' indicate the number of the sale and the amount. The numerals are separated by short dashes-or otherwise. For example, the 19th sale of tickets' at 10 each registers $1.90 taken .in; The next'registering action of the Wheel will be transferred to the sec- The ondary registering wheel 39, and if desired, a third registering Wheel may be added to increase the registering capacity of the machine.

I claim 1. A ticket seller comprising a cutting blade, a rockable arm carrying the blade and being movable toward a ticket strip to perform a cutting action, a corrugated roller in contact with the strip, and means operated by a receding movement of the arm from the cutting operation to turn the roller and advance the ticket strip preparatory to the next cutting operation.

2. A ticket seller comprising a cutting blade, a rockable arm carrying the blade and being movable toward a ticket strip to perform a cutting action, a corrugated roller in contact with the strip, means operated by a receding movement of the arm from a cutting operation to turn the roller and appropriately advance the ticket strip, and stop means which is adjustable in respect to the arm to regulate the receding movement of the arm and the degree of turning of the corrugated roller.

3. A ticket seller comprising a cutting blade, a pivoted arm carrying the blade being movable upon cutting and return strokes, a dog carried by the arm, gearing actuated by the dog on the return stroke of the arm, and a corrugated roller connected with the gearing bearing upon and advancing a ticketstrip by the action of said gearing.

4. A ticket seller comprising a body having a top across which a ticket strip is movable, a cutting blade, arms pivoted upon the body carrying the blade and being movable upon cutting and receding motions, a hand plate connecting the arms, a dog carried by one of the arms, acorrugated roller bearing upon the strip above the top, gearing for actuating the roller to advance the strip, and an associated ratchet which is operated upon supported upon the top, a cutting blade, a

pair of arms carrying the blade and being operable on a forward cutting movement, pivots for the arms in said recesses, a corrugated roller supported above the strip to press it against the top, a pair of gears of which one is carried by the roller and the other is situated in one of the recesses, a ratchet upon the latter gear, and a dog on the adjacent arm to actuate the ratchet and upon receding movement of the arms cause the advancement of the ticket strip.

6. A ticket seller comprising a body having a top and sides the latter having recesses, guides to receive the strip of a ticket roll supported upon the top, a cutting blade, a pair of arms carrying the blade, pivots for the arms in said recesses, a corrugated roller supported above the strip to press it against the top, a pair of gears of which one is carried by the roller and the other is situated in one of the recesses, a ratchet upon the latter gear, a stop bar extending across the arms, resilient means including springs normally urging the arms into engagement with said bar, and means to adjust the position of the bar so that the throw of the arms and amount of extension of the ticket strip are subject to regulation.

7. A ticket seller including a body having arecess in each side, ticket advancing and cutting means carried by the body including a pair of arms pivoted in the recesses of said sides, and. a cover concealing most of the means including flaps extending down at the s1de to cover the recesses.

FEDERICO GUILLERMO DIAGO. 

